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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
7
New York stocks closed steady amid unusually restricted activity on a Saturday session. Trading showed little light on near term prices as speculative interest remained muted though confidence edged higher on the long side. Mexican Petroleum slid three points to 54 while Canadian Pacific eased, and Mexican Petroleum later rose four points to 58.
Cattle 950 and calves 200 steady. Beef steers 5.35, stocker 4.95 to 6.80, butcher cows 3.85 to 6.25, heifers 5.00 to 6.00, bulls 4.00 to 5.25, calves 5.00 to 6.20. Hog receipts 500, market active and generally five cents lower, top 8.05, range 7.54 to 8.00. No sheep reported.
Chicago markets report hog receipts about 13 000 with steady demand and mixed price ranges from 7.50 to 8.20 per cwt for hogs, cattle receipts around 1500 with steady values from 3.35 to 9.70, and sheep receipts near 23 000 with steady prices for natives and lambs. Texas buyers shown in cattle prices and other categories noted.
Cattle receipts 1300 including 400 Texas. market steady with native beef steers 6.50 to 9.25. cows and heifers 4.75 to 7.75. stockers 5.00 to 7.25. Texas and Oklahoma steers 4.75 to 7.50. calves 5.25 to 5.50. Hog receipts 4000. market lower with pigs and lights 7.50 to 7.80. mixed and butchers 7.70 to 8.00. good heavy 7.90 to 8.00. Sheep receipts none. market steady. native muttons 3.75 to 4.65. lambs 5.25.
Kansas City livestock market today shows steady demand across cattle sheep and hogs. Receipts total 1500 hogs 300 cattle including 100 southern steers and 6000 sheep with lambs at 7.00 to 7.86 dollars, cows and calves also listed. Prices span bulk hogs 7.55 to 7.85, prime fed steers 8.07 to 9.50, dressed beef steers 5.25 to 6.76, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 5.68, yearlings 5.25 to 6.00, ewes 4.00 to 4.86.
Galveston reports dated Oct 31 list arrivals including El Mundo New York Denver Lord Downshire Brandenburg Bremen and others. Cleared vessels include Huttonwood Penrith Castle Antwerp Ghent and more with sailings to Havre Liverpool Barcelona and Havana. New York dispatch notes arrival of La Lorraine Havre on Nov 1.
York report notes money on call remains inert with no loans. Time loans show firmness with 60 days at 5 percent, 90 days at 5 percent, six months at 4 to 6 percent. The brief rates reflect a cautious lending environment on this date.
The statement of actual condition for the week shows a deficit of 117060 dollars in the aggregate cash reserve required by law for clearing house banks and trust companies in New York.
New York reports steady raw sugar prices with raw molasses at 3.11 and centrifugal at 4.1, refined sugar steady at 2.86. Market notes include general price stability for mucovado and refined products amid prevailing trading conditions.
General William Bramwell Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, plans to depart New York soon for a lecture tour of the United States.
The October movement of American cotton totaled 2 917 422 bales, down from 2 933 814 last year. United States ports received 3 410 992 bales from Sept 1 to Oct 1, with exports and interior stocks detailed, marking overall two month movement at 4 637 294 bales. Northern spinners took 296 610 bales in October, with season totals reaching 464 307. By Oct 30 about 79 1 00 percent of the crop had been marketed, up from prior years’ percentages.
Saturday November forecast issued for San Antonio and vicinity. Pair forecast for tonight and Sunday. East Texas expected fair conditions tonight and Sunday. forecast extends until 7 p.m. Sunday.
The grocer jobbers report steady strength in coffee with prices rising daily. Sugar brokers in New Orleans expect a small advance soon as cane crops recover after floods. American cheese up a quarter cent. condensed milk and milk products show unusual strength. No price changes reported by merchants. supply remains ample and demand strong as farm buyers return from cotton scraping credit.
Coast Artillery Corps Company 170 passed through San Antonio on a special train from Fort Morgan Alabama to San Francisco. Major Rolfe provided 250 pounds of bread and four sacks of potatoes at Fort Sam Houston. Commanded by Lieutenant P W Keifer with Lieutenant J W Jones among the officers, the unit sails for the Philippines to relieve another Coast Artillery company on duty there.
Prices to retailers for eggs poultry butter cheese vegetables fruits and staples across California Texas Colorado and Florida. Includes specifics on eggs, fowls, turkeys, butter creamery grades, cheese, potatoes onions cabbage lettuce celery corn cucumbers beans peppers eggplant okra cranberries oranges lemons limes bananas grapes apples grape fruit sugar coffee syrup flour hay meats lard canned goods and more with per hundredweight per crate per gallon figures. Also notes leather and hides market in York.
Market brief notes New Orleans area cotton activity with price trends, load volumes, and demand signals. Analysts cite regional shipping, futures movement, and processor interest shaping near term price direction.
A dated price list items canned vegetables dried fruits and staples with numerous per pound and case prices. Entries include apricots 1.90, blackberries 2.25, cherries 2.40, grapes 1.20, freestone peaches 1.20, Bartlett pears 2.10, and canned tomatoes 1.30 plus various dried fruit rates for peaches pears apples and raisins. Also lists hides wool beeswax and tallow prices.
Oklahoma reports and weak cash demand pull wheat lower in Chicago trading. Prices dipped early with further declines amid poor mood. corn faces selling pressure from fine weather while oats stay heavy and provisions ease. Kansas farmers trade wheat for corn at even figures, closing with net losses across grains.
New York opened 2 to 6 points higher but soon turned lower as southern selling hit Liverpool and futures. Early gains faded with active months down 10 to 11 points, private crop estimates pegged at 14 680 000 bales as investors booked profits. close showed a 4 to 6 point net drop.
New York November 1 cotton futures opened barely steady with December at 13.69, January 13.45, March 18.45, May 13.45, July 13.34. A later report notes prices continued steady but wet conditions affected trading.
Liverpool Nov 1 spot cotton fair demand and steady prices with middling grades listed. Sales reach 10,000 bales including 7400 American and 1600 for speculation and export. Receipts total 21,000 bales, of which 15,300 are American.
Futures closed easy in Liverpool with prices for forward contracts across several delivery months from Nov. through Oct. reflecting a general downtrend. Notable quotes include Nov. 7,804 and Dec. 7,204 with various futures around 7.1 to 7.17 for near dates. The data shows a broad decline across the calendar.
Inland cotton statistics list figures by port including Galveston Paso Havan Mah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Boston and other ports with a total inland receipt of 68 224 and interior receipts of 13 893. The data appears as legible yet scrambled OCR with multiple misprints and uneven spacing.
Government wireless reports the capture of a pirate band of blackbirders by Captain Topham from the revenue cutter Keokuk. The tale centers on Estelle D Orrtez a Spanish girl held by pirates for ten years and to be the key witness against them in San Francisco where 25 prisoners are to be hanged. The report ties her to the pirates as their only kindness amid murder and debauchery.
Quotations today show Hutter higher with creamery at 24 4 to 31 percent. Egge receipts total 4189 cases, unchanged. Potatoes receipts 55 cars. poultry alive lower with springers 12 percent, fowls 11c, turkeys 18c. Michigan and Wisconsin 55 75e, Minnesota and Ohio 65 72c.
Quotations in St Louis on November 1 show poultry steady with chickens at 10 cents an ounce and turkeys around 10 cents per pound. eggs priced at 28 cents a dozen and butter at creamery price 31 cents per pound with ducks at 12 and geese at 10 cents.
Market quotations show mixed prices for soy and lard with narrow ranges for March and May futures. Cash wheat futures list No red No 8 hard No 2 northern prices while corn oats and velvet chaff follow with various No 2 and white categories.
New Orleans reports active Honduras and Japan trading in rough and clean grades. Quotations show rough Honduras at 2.50 to 5.00, Japan at 2.25 to 4.00, clean Honduras 4% to 6% and Japan 3% to 4c new, old 3% 3c. Receipts list rough Honduras 4443 sacks, clean 460, millers 943. Sales note 2024 sacks rough Honduras at 3.00 to 4.80, 2095 sacks Japan at 2.76 to 3.80, 1729 pockets clean Honduras 1% to 6éc, 781 pockets Japan 2 2%e.
New York and New Orleans report quiet spot markets with middling around 14 to 18 percent, Houston and Galveston near 18 and 13 percent. Receipts total 5194, stock 149 215. sales 677 to arrive 1133. various grades quoted with nominal changes.
The spot market in Houston closed steady with sales totaling 2181 bales and shipments of 13 877. Prices ranged from low ordinary 7 3 4 d to good middling 14 4 d with middling at 1 4 4 1 2 cents, reflecting stable demand and stock at 147 173.
New York reports steady mercantile rates with sterling at 4.80 66 for 60 days and 4.85 15 for demand. Government and railroad bonds hold steady. Cotton seed oil futures show varied pricing across months from spot 4.94 to May 7.85 with extensive listed sales and volumes noted.
New York reports show foreign wools bought for clothing and dress goods. Carpet wools were firm yesterday while cotton goods and yarns stayed steady to firm. Silk lines softened slightly in trading, reflecting mixed demand across textile sectors.
Kansas City market figures show cash wheat grades and prices for No 2 hard and red, No 2 blue, corn grades No 2 mixed and white with cents per bushel. Oats prices for No 2 white and No 2, with December and May futures, plus yesterday receipts and shipments across wheat, corn, and oats.
Galveston, Tex November 1 spot cotton closes at a steady level with no sales reported. Receipts total 22,444 bales and the available stock stands at 888 bales.
Memphis spot cotton held steady with middling at 13% cents. New York spot showed no sales with middling uplands 14.10 and dogulf 14.25. St Louis metal markets reported lead at 4.22% and spelter at 5.30. New York produce noted firm eggs at 37 to 39 cents for fresh gathered extras.
New York metals trade shows a quiet, nearly nominal day. Lake seiper and electrolytic prices hover near prior quotes with slight variations while iron remains unchanged in early session trading.
In Huntington West Virginia two city schools, once known for harsh discipline from teachers, were transformed by an electric "spanker" delivering about five sharp blows a second. After testing it, students shared stories of its punishing power, while noting success in learning outcomes alongside the controversy.
Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank of New York, urges a government controlled central bank of issue. The proposal envisions presidentially appointed boards serving fourteen year terms, with strict protections to keep politics out and to ensure the bank remains a people's institution with no banking voice in management.
Post details Captain William R. Taylor Third Cavalry and family returning to Fort Sam Houston after a months long trip. He reports on leave and will spend days at the post before taking command at Eagle Pass. Local society notes include dances and musical events at Cotillion hall and Hermann Sons hall with Diaz Sisters orchestra and notables in attendance.
Arthur F. Bishop, pastor of First Presbyterian Austin, addresses a meeting on protected vice and social evil. The report lists local events and notices: dance prizes, moving offices, humane society staff, and police shifts, with several ads for services and venues in San Antonio and Austin.
Observations recorded at 8 a m on Friday October 1 1918 document atmospheric conditions. Data include temperature pressure wind and general sky state for the period, noting any notable changes from prior measurements.
New York coffee futures remain steady with the Rio market quoted at 10 percent and the current price at 41.08 per pound. Traders awaited clearer guidance while markets absorbed global supply signals.
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